EDLD 5362
Information Systems Management
When I think about information systems management I picture a large corporate computer

System. I actually never gave much thought to a software application for educational

Establishments to manage student data. The readings helped me to realize how important it

Is to manage information systems. Although I use these applications on a daily basis it just never

occurred to me. We manage this data daily from grades, attendance and student schedules. I

also learned the different acronyms such as student information systems (SIMS, SIM), student

records system (SMS). I actually envision a time when all the information we need on students

would be located on a digital tool or embedded on an Identification card or bracelet. I think

that future course readings would be easier for working adults if they were placed on a disk

where you can have direct access to it where ever you go. According to Bernhardt (2009) if a

school wants to improve student learning, it has to use data. Using data effectively requires

data tools particularly student information systems, data warehouses, and instructional

Management systems.

References

Bernhardt, V. (2009). Data, Data, Everywhere: Bring All the data together for continuous school improvement.

Bernhardt, V. (2007). Translating data into information to improve teaching and learning.

Bernhardt, V. (2000). The example school portfolio.